James
Showalter
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 6, 1922 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 DC KL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 7 6 6
1948 25 LEE YL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 7 7 7
1949 26 LEE YL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 8 7 7 7
1950 27 SAV KL     5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 8 7 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 8 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 9 8 8 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 24 DC KL 154 513 49 128 15 1 8 62 7 5 55 86 .250 .333 .329 .662 55.6 5.6
1948 25 DC KL 75 275 36 61 12 1 8 37 3 4 24 33 .222 .297 .360 .657 28.3 1.9
    AAA   53 133 28 46 7 1 3 22 3 1 18 16 .346 .424 .481 .905 25.9  
1949 26 AAA   135 487 83 137 29 1 23 89 8 2 82 65 .281 .385 .487 .872 92.1  
1950 27 AAA   107 213 38 64 13 1 3 37 5 1 39 24 .300 .409 .413 .822 37.8  
2 Years Sim 229 788 85 189 27 2 16 99 10 9 79 119 .240 .321 .340 .661 83.9 7.5
3 Years AAA 295 833 149 247 49 3 29 148 16 4 139 105 .297 .398 .467 .865 155.8  
162 Game Average 557 60 133 19 1 11 70 7 6 55 84 .240 .321 .340 .661 59.4  
Career Highs 154 513 49 128 15 1 8 62 7 5 55 86 .250 .333 .360 .662 55.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   491 55 115 15 2 9 59 5 7 49 76 .234 .314 .328 .642 49.6
vs LH   297 30 74 12 0 7 40 5 2 30 43 .249 .331 .360 .692 35.3
Home 115 381 44 95 12 2 7 44 7 4 43 53 .249 .337 .346 .684 44.9
Away 114 407 41 94 15 0 9 55 3 5 36 66 .231 .305 .334 .639 39.9
RISP   184 0 49 10 1 6 83 0 0 16 29 .266 .333 .429 .763 25.4
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   84 5 15 1 0 1 10 0 0 14 19 .179 .307 .226 .533 6.8
Mar/Apr 50 180 20 38 4 1 2 19 1 3 23 34 .211 .314 .278 .592 15.7
May 52 184 24 42 10 0 6 27 2 2 14 21 .228 .286 .380 .667 19.7
June 49 173 20 42 7 0 5 23 1 1 13 24 .243 .313 .370 .682 18.9
July 26 78 3 21 4 0 1 12 2 1 11 14 .269 .363 .359 .722 10.6
August 26 87 11 23 1 1 1 10 2 0 8 10 .264 .337 .333 .670 10.1
Sep/Oct 26 86 7 23 1 0 1 8 2 2 10 16 .267 .364 .314 .678 9.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 24 DC KL 2B 152 149 1284.7 268 417 12 90 .983 4.80   5.5
1948 25 DC KL 2B 74 74 635.3 121 204 9 33 .973 4.60   2.2
Career Totals   226 223 1920.0 389 621 21 123 .980 4.73   7.7
Career Highs   152 149 1284.7 268 417 12 90 .983 4.80    
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History
Drafted in 17th round, 304th overall pick, by DC in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Kenny Whetzel (ISS)
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1947, off Celso Ocejo (VER)
Traded from DC to Leesburg on 7/4/1948 (Going to LEE: P George Babb, 2B James Showalter, 3B Wade Giuliani, C Kenneth Montiel, P William Cuadrado. Going to DC : LF Peter Witzel, SS Gary Reichenbach)
Signed as a free agent by Savannah on 3/1/1950 to a minor league contract